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i assumed there talk about iraq and afghanistan. he was talking about europe, japan, and korea and all the wars ended over 50 years ago. with their current deficit challenges, why do we need to have all these troops in places where i don't think -- the problems were solved decades ago? >> this relates to the commitments of the united states of america militarily here and around the world and the budget implications within your question. i have an unusual amount of international experience. i have been able to travel the world for various reasons including five trips to iraq and three trips to afghanistan. i have been all over the middle east. i met with leaders and visited troops. i have been to bosnia and kosovo. i have led trade missions to south america and india and china and other places. i have had a chance to see the men and women in our military operate in war zones and as peacekeepers. i am not one who will stand before you and tell you we should cut the defense budget. we will have an opportunity to responsibly and appropr
i assumed there talk about iraq and afghanistan. he was talking about europe, japan, and korea and all the wars ended over 50 years ago. with their current deficit challenges, why do we need to have all these troops in places where i don't think -- the problems were solved decades ago? >> this relates to the commitments of the united states of america militarily here and around the world and the budget implications within your question. i have an unusual amount of international...
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the couple had been separated for nine months while he was stationed in afghanistan. the baseball team in pearl, mississippi helped the soldier and his daughters set up the prize and the family -- surprise and the family will be together for the next 10 weeks until the army major has to go back to afghanistan. >> well done. >> that was so nice. it almost brought tears to my eyes, look at her. oh, that's so sweet. >> that's good. that's a good thing to show on a friday. >> she thought she was just being pulled you know, out of the stands arbitrarily. uh-huh. nice. >> nobody leaked it. which was good. >> yeah, all right are we going to have rain this weekend? >> parts of the weekend, yeah. sorry. western areas may see more than let's say east. i think east of the metro, you might get through your saturday dry. sunday, forget about it. i think showers and storms pretty widespread on sunday and out west, a better chance and the problem tomorrow is we got the big yard crawl there going on. on route 11 tomorrow. that's an all day affair the big annual yard sale so remember
the couple had been separated for nine months while he was stationed in afghanistan. the baseball team in pearl, mississippi helped the soldier and his daughters set up the prize and the family -- surprise and the family will be together for the next 10 weeks until the army major has to go back to afghanistan. >> well done. >> that was so nice. it almost brought tears to my eyes, look at her. oh, that's so sweet. >> that's good. that's a good thing to show on a friday....
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when he came into office he wanted to wind down iraq, get afghanistan stable. he feels like he's made progress on those. he doesn't want a third war. he realizes that it's a slippery slope. we saw this in afghanistan and potentially we're seeing it in lipia. >> people talk all the time about we're not going to have ground troops, not be there. but there have been a lot of reports that the cia is there and has been for some time. how do those two match up? >> it's like one of those definitions of what kind of boot? we have our own cia personnel. m.i.-6. the c.i.a. has a much bigger presence. the british have a huge quantity of special elite troops. we have our personnel, british personnel. i would also be stunned if by the end of this we did not have elite american special operations personnel there too. there seems to be a slippery slope that starts picking up snow. by the end you have american troops on the ground. >> the president gave a very big speech on monday night. he described the goal of this mission as preventing gaddafi from slaughterering his own pe
when he came into office he wanted to wind down iraq, get afghanistan stable. he feels like he's made progress on those. he doesn't want a third war. he realizes that it's a slippery slope. we saw this in afghanistan and potentially we're seeing it in lipia. >> people talk all the time about we're not going to have ground troops, not be there. but there have been a lot of reports that the cia is there and has been for some time. how do those two match up? >> it's like one of those...
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mary tillman says general stanley mcchrystal covered up her son's patrick's death in afghanistan. and that he's the wrong man for the job. >>> for some of you, now, your local news is. ever seen anything like it? me neither. it's beneful incredibites. made with wholesome grains, real beef, even carrots and peas. you love the smaller-size, easy-to-chew kibbles, and i love the carbohydrates for energy and protein for muscles. whoa! wait for me! ha-ha. you only think you're getting spoiled. [ woman announcing ] beneful incredibites. another healthful, flavorful beneful. now in a convenient bag. the cream disappears but your wrinkles don't. ♪ introducing neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it has the fastest retinol formula available. in fact it's clinically proven to smooth wrinkles in just one week. so all you have to do is sit back and watch your wrinkles go away. new rapid wrinkle repair. from neutrogena®. >>> next at 4:30. bay area transit agency that is expected to approve a plan today that will pay the general manager one million to quit. >> and new information about a suspec
mary tillman says general stanley mcchrystal covered up her son's patrick's death in afghanistan. and that he's the wrong man for the job. >>> for some of you, now, your local news is. ever seen anything like it? me neither. it's beneful incredibites. made with wholesome grains, real beef, even carrots and peas. you love the smaller-size, easy-to-chew kibbles, and i love the carbohydrates for energy and protein for muscles. whoa! wait for me! ha-ha. you only think you're getting...
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his political base is cranky about the war in afghanistan unhappy he failed to end the bush tax cuts and worried they may be able to cut spending significantly to win an increase in the debt ceiling. he must win his base to have hope of reelection but he knows if the independents who backed him in 2008 and if they don't come back his base isn't enough. even as they gave ground in spending and debt with negotiations with congressional republicans he talked about taxing the rich in the white house news conference this week. by today he was con sill tory again and confident with a deal. he is against kicking an issue down the road. he's the same guy who wanted a debt ceiling increase with no action on spending. eases like a man who took two dates to the prom and is trying to make two people happy. he may not pull it off but he is dancing as fast as he can. >> what about balance in the final deal? >>>> republicans -- the president in congress and democratic party on spending but the president fears that if he gives too much on spending and doesn't give anything seemingly in the deal othe
his political base is cranky about the war in afghanistan unhappy he failed to end the bush tax cuts and worried they may be able to cut spending significantly to win an increase in the debt ceiling. he must win his base to have hope of reelection but he knows if the independents who backed him in 2008 and if they don't come back his base isn't enough. even as they gave ground in spending and debt with negotiations with congressional republicans he talked about taxing the rich in the white...
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at afghanistan needs to change. our role in afghanistan needs to change. we can talk about the military aspects and the fact that we are drifting toward a redeployment of our combat troops starting in the next month or two. we expect that we might be able to accelerate that considering the current status of terrorist organizations operating in the region. having said that, i want to concentrate on the other part of our role, we also had an effort to provide economic assistance to the people of afghanistan. i know you recently got a report commissioned by this committee. let me share with you some observations that should not be a surprise. it is critical of the efficiency of the deliverance of our aid to accomplish any long term economic stability for the people of afghanistan. the questions as to whether we are operating with a leadership team in afghanistan that can deliver the type of economic promise to the people. we are creating an arbitrary economic activity based upon a war economy that will not be sustainable. the we are creating an inflationary s
at afghanistan needs to change. our role in afghanistan needs to change. we can talk about the military aspects and the fact that we are drifting toward a redeployment of our combat troops starting in the next month or two. we expect that we might be able to accelerate that considering the current status of terrorist organizations operating in the region. having said that, i want to concentrate on the other part of our role, we also had an effort to provide economic assistance to the people of...
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. >> this particular group of soldiers were sent to afghanistan as part of the surge. >>> for a look at morning road conditions on this holiday. flooding could cause problems on i-95 from d.c. into the carolinas. stormy along i-10 from houston to tallahassee. wet along i-90 in the dakotas. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible, atlanta, miami, charlotte, memphis, st. louis, minneapolis, phoenix and las vegas. >> all over the place. >>> lot of fireworks displays are canceled in the south and southwest this fourth of july >> the reason, hot, dry weather, which means potentially dangerous fire conditions. >> reporter: canceled fireworks displays. all made worse by murderous heat and drought. dangerous temps over 110 scorched the southwest. a record 118 in phoenix. the mississippi valley right up to chicago, where these misting units were set up. in the nation's capital, they cooled off in public pools. get this on crystal mountain in washingtoning state, so much snow pack this week, they're celebrating the summer's hottest holiday on skis. >> loft tank tops. sunglasses. peopl
. >> this particular group of soldiers were sent to afghanistan as part of the surge. >>> for a look at morning road conditions on this holiday. flooding could cause problems on i-95 from d.c. into the carolinas. stormy along i-10 from houston to tallahassee. wet along i-90 in the dakotas. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible, atlanta, miami, charlotte, memphis, st. louis, minneapolis, phoenix and las vegas. >> all over the place. >>> lot of...
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almost all of that in afghanistan now. that is what i am saying. take afghanistan, changed the direction, use of the successful getting osama bin laden as a pivot point and get back to what we originally were doing, go after the terrorists wherever they happen to be. this is an opportunity to get back to anti-terrorism. host: should that be the sole focus of the pentagon? guest: of course not. we have other things that we have to do. about 15% to 18% of our total defense budget is used to protect [unintelligible] for the world's economy. about $100 billion a year is used to protect the flow of oil out of the gulf every year. get on with the green, clean technologies, moved away from foreign oil. host: defense authorization bill heads to the floor this week. part of that is expected to be a debate about libya. what do you think about a world power resolution? has president obama -- has the time run out on that 60 days? does the congress need to do something about our actions in libya? guest: absolutely. the constitution is quite clear about who is w
almost all of that in afghanistan now. that is what i am saying. take afghanistan, changed the direction, use of the successful getting osama bin laden as a pivot point and get back to what we originally were doing, go after the terrorists wherever they happen to be. this is an opportunity to get back to anti-terrorism. host: should that be the sole focus of the pentagon? guest: of course not. we have other things that we have to do. about 15% to 18% of our total defense budget is used to...
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he wants to succeed in afghanistan. so there has to be some number the military they can do without. >> chris: another interesting fact in this whole equation and that is david petraeus the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan is about to apparently give the president his recommendation. does the president dare go against petraeus given the fact that petraeus is widely credited if not winning the war, turning it around and president has named him to be his c.i.a. director. >> i think petraeus will give two or three options and higher one would assume more risk. any drawdown assumes some risk but do a little bit of a drawdown. surge succeeded in the south but we were on the ground it has to go east and clean up. there is a chance in 2013, 2014 is the real agreed upon deadline where we return responsibility over to the afghans. it would be terrible to take much greater risk for piecing a few -- appeasing a few politicians here that like popping off. he can stay on the course with 2013, much bigger draw-down in 2013 and
he wants to succeed in afghanistan. so there has to be some number the military they can do without. >> chris: another interesting fact in this whole equation and that is david petraeus the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan is about to apparently give the president his recommendation. does the president dare go against petraeus given the fact that petraeus is widely credited if not winning the war, turning it around and president has named him to be his c.i.a. director. >> i...
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military commander in afghanistan would not say publicly the amount of iranian weapons in afghanistan was spiking. >> that level is just about the normal level of arms. and ammunition that crosses borders in the volatile region each year. they have not increased significantly in the past two years. >> bret: behind closed doors that's not what the commanderrers told the visiting u.s. senators. >> i did receive information that weapons coming out of iran to help the taliban at a crucial moment in afghanistan. >> as the president hurries to bring 3 #,00 33,000 troops homen the next year in iraq, the white house is indicating they'd like to leave 10,000 troops, despite the agreement that calls for all forces to leave by the end of the year. so far, the prime minister has not made any request. he was busy meeting the iranians. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> bret: nato secretary-general says time is running out for libyan leader quad quad quad. thequad -- libyan leader muammar gaddafi. they have destroyed hundreds of military targets since the campaign began in march. libya
military commander in afghanistan would not say publicly the amount of iranian weapons in afghanistan was spiking. >> that level is just about the normal level of arms. and ammunition that crosses borders in the volatile region each year. they have not increased significantly in the past two years. >> bret: behind closed doors that's not what the commanderrers told the visiting u.s. senators. >> i did receive information that weapons coming out of iran to help the taliban at a...
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associated press reports the suspect mohammed fazl labeled a high-risk detainee could be sent back to afghanistan after night years in gitmo. the idea is being met with concern by some in congress and the intelligence community but fazl would remain in custody. he's believed to have been behind the deaths of thousands of afghan shiites. >>> egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 17 pro-democracy and human rights groups yesterday, including two from the u.s. egyptian soldiers stood guard as workers from the national democratic and republican institutes were forced to wait outside while police ransacked their offices. human rights defenders say egypt's military blames, quote, foreign hands for the ongoing unrest since the ouster of long-time leader hosni mubarak. the u.s. state department expressed deep concern, urging egyptian authorities to halt harassment of nongovernmental organizations. >>> syrian antigovernment activists are urging more people to take to the streets today to show arab league peace monitors syrians want change. the president of those monitors has already re-energized
associated press reports the suspect mohammed fazl labeled a high-risk detainee could be sent back to afghanistan after night years in gitmo. the idea is being met with concern by some in congress and the intelligence community but fazl would remain in custody. he's believed to have been behind the deaths of thousands of afghan shiites. >>> egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 17 pro-democracy and human rights groups yesterday, including two from the u.s. egyptian soldiers...
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involvement in pakistan and in afghanistan. the two allies present separate dilemmas, but each turns on how much money and how many troops will be devoted to the relationships with each nation. beginning with afghanistan, nancy, where do things stand? >> well, this week we heard a lot from secretary of defense robert gates and some of the commappeders in afghanistan their hopes that the death would lead to reconciliation between the coalition and the afghan government and some of the insurgent groups there. the problem is so far that hasn't happened and it seems that these groups are starting to think about what they should do if the united states leaves. that isn't reconciliation but wait the clock as they watch the debate here about whether the united states should stay engaged in afghanistan of the gwen: fair amount of distrust right now, and same thing in pakistan, right? >> it is. but long behalf -- pakistan has been long before the bin laden killing the hardest single problem in american foreign policy and it's just gotte
involvement in pakistan and in afghanistan. the two allies present separate dilemmas, but each turns on how much money and how many troops will be devoted to the relationships with each nation. beginning with afghanistan, nancy, where do things stand? >> well, this week we heard a lot from secretary of defense robert gates and some of the commappeders in afghanistan their hopes that the death would lead to reconciliation between the coalition and the afghan government and some of the...
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we now know the names of all 30 americans killed in the deadliest day yet in our decade long war in afghanistan. we're also getting our first look at the scene of that chopper crash. an update just ahead from the journalists of fox news on america's leading newscast on cable. the world of multigrain... taste. ♪ delicious pringles multigrain. with a variety of flavors, multigrain pops with pringles. the charcoal went out already? [ sighs ] forget it. [ male announcer ] there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford charcoal. kingsford. slow down and grill. of these abandoned racetracks in america today. automotive performance is gone. and all we have left are fallen leaves and broken dreams and -- oh. wait a second. that is a dodge durango. looks like american performance is doing just fine. ♪ carry on. ♪ when they taste the food that you cooked, it does something to your heart. i think what people like most about the grilled food is the taste. the flavor comes from that oak wood. the shmp, the fresh fish, the steaks. it locks in the flavor, it seals in the juices so that when you pu
we now know the names of all 30 americans killed in the deadliest day yet in our decade long war in afghanistan. we're also getting our first look at the scene of that chopper crash. an update just ahead from the journalists of fox news on america's leading newscast on cable. the world of multigrain... taste. ♪ delicious pringles multigrain. with a variety of flavors, multigrain pops with pringles. the charcoal went out already? [ sighs ] forget it. [ male announcer ] there's more barbeque...
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we went in to take on and fight afghanistan -- fight in afghanistan to take on al-qaeda. what emerged was the taliban. the taliban has been our enemy from the beginning. the number alliance drove the taliban out of afghanistan. they were the ones who opened their doors to al-qaeda. six or seven months ago, some of us were critical of president karzai for having negotiations with the taliban. the word was the white house had people in that meeting and were involved in or observing negotiations. it sounds like the white house has opened the door for and perhaps has a tacit agreement that there will be a power- sharing agreement in afghanistan with the taliban. i do not want to be negotiating with our enemies. our objective was to remove them. i think that should remain the objective in afghanistan, to move the taliban from power. all taliban are -- it is not true that all of them are taliban, but what we see is there is a tribal affinity for the taliban. host: steve king is our guest, and our first call for him comes from panama city beach. alan, go ahead with your question
we went in to take on and fight afghanistan -- fight in afghanistan to take on al-qaeda. what emerged was the taliban. the taliban has been our enemy from the beginning. the number alliance drove the taliban out of afghanistan. they were the ones who opened their doors to al-qaeda. six or seven months ago, some of us were critical of president karzai for having negotiations with the taliban. the word was the white house had people in that meeting and were involved in or observing negotiations....
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. >>> and ten years ago today, the united states went to war in afghanistan. it is now the longest war in u.s. history. nearly 70,000 troops are still in afghanistan. and some of them will stay through 2014. a majority of americans now believe the war is not worth fighting. there will be no white house events today to mark the anniversa anniversary. >>> and a new report says the decision to kill american-born anwar al awlaki last month, wasn't made by president obama. reuters is reporting that a secret panel of high-government officials creates a kill or capture list and presents it to the president. the administration would only say the killing was authorized by congress and was legal. >>> it is nobel prize week, which culminates this morning with the awarding of the nobel peace prize. it will be an individual or a group involved. and one long shot, but also getting some buzz, facebook founder, mark zuckerberg, that after vague comments from the nominating committee. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords made a second trip to washington, d.c. this time, her as
. >>> and ten years ago today, the united states went to war in afghanistan. it is now the longest war in u.s. history. nearly 70,000 troops are still in afghanistan. and some of them will stay through 2014. a majority of americans now believe the war is not worth fighting. there will be no white house events today to mark the anniversa anniversary. >>> and a new report says the decision to kill american-born anwar al awlaki last month, wasn't made by president obama. reuters...
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. >>> one of the top nato officers in afghanistan was wounded today in an attack being claimed by the taliban. major general marcus kanite was reportedly meeting with a police commander when a suicide bomber detonated himself nearby. seven people were killed. the general is among nine others wounded. >>> an emotional day of testimony in the case of casey anthony murder case. anthony's mother cried throughout her testimony this morning as she talked about the 2-year-old granddaughter that her own daughter, casey anthony, is accused of killing. at one point cindy anthony asked for her granddaughter's picture to be removed from the courtroom. >> can i ask you for a favor? can you turn -- >> only the judge can give favors? >> sir, can i have her take the screen down. i can't look at my granddaughter without getting upset. i'm trying very hard not to cry. thank you. >> caylee anthony was last seen alive june 16th, 2008, but was not reported missing for a month. >>> a small bit of relief for the millions of americans traveling this holiday weekend. gas prices are actually dropping. aaa says
. >>> one of the top nato officers in afghanistan was wounded today in an attack being claimed by the taliban. major general marcus kanite was reportedly meeting with a police commander when a suicide bomber detonated himself nearby. seven people were killed. the general is among nine others wounded. >>> an emotional day of testimony in the case of casey anthony murder case. anthony's mother cried throughout her testimony this morning as she talked about the 2-year-old...
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he was he was serving in a dangerous region of afghanistan. >> it's a tough job but it's a rewarding job. we did a good job. last good men >> reporter: 17 marines were killed during this deployment. dozens of others were injured. sgltsdz i remember him -- >> i remember him calls me app he was distraught >> reporter: he said each hug and handshake helps. >> it means a lot. write inging a letter does mean a lot. i'm glad to be home. go 4ers. -- glo go 49ers >> he came and said he was most looking guard to getting out of -- forward to getting out of uniform, catching up with family and eating. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a few -- thanksgiving came a few days early for shoulders in iraq. they enjoyed a male today. the -- meal today. the meal is earlier than usual because the camp is closing due to the planned troop with draw. it is bittersweet. >> it was great to be going -- it is great to be going back home to my family. it's my fourth year i've spent here. part of me is here and my main home is with my family. >> on the money you today -- money -- menu today, desserts. >>>
he was he was serving in a dangerous region of afghanistan. >> it's a tough job but it's a rewarding job. we did a good job. last good men >> reporter: 17 marines were killed during this deployment. dozens of others were injured. sgltsdz i remember him -- >> i remember him calls me app he was distraught >> reporter: he said each hug and handshake helps. >> it means a lot. write inging a letter does mean a lot. i'm glad to be home. go 4ers. -- glo go 49ers >>...
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ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states but they are paying $400 a gallon for fuel. i do not think they're buying it from afghanistan. guest: you announced me a question about how much of the gasoline price is. i gave you the answer for the cost in the afghanistan market. -- you asked me a question about how much of the gasoline prices. where they get from, i do not know. the purposes they are using the gas for, i also do not know. the price i am giving you is the price in the local markets. host: this question is from twitter about secret talks going on with the taliban. do you feel the taliban should be par
ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states...
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troops in afghanistan. this is the story that's just coming in. and how much are house democrats willing to give to raise the debt limit? i'll ask the democratic party chairwoman about possible cut. she's walk into "the situation room" right now. congresswoman, stand by. >>> the clock is ticking towards a possible default of the nation's debt. the democratic party chair in the congress certainly has a lot op her plate right now with the debt crisis. everything else, as well as a very, very strong verbal showdown with a republican colleague of hers from florida. she's here in the situation room. congressman, thanks very much for coming in. let's talk about substance first and then you can talk about this riff you have with this congressman. the gang of six is out with a plan. the president warmly embracing it, even though there are cuts in medicare for the elderly included. is this something you can live with? >> well, i think the really good and big news out of that gang of six is prose sal is that there are finally republicans, particularly in th
troops in afghanistan. this is the story that's just coming in. and how much are house democrats willing to give to raise the debt limit? i'll ask the democratic party chairwoman about possible cut. she's walk into "the situation room" right now. congresswoman, stand by. >>> the clock is ticking towards a possible default of the nation's debt. the democratic party chair in the congress certainly has a lot op her plate right now with the debt crisis. everything else, as well...
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has ever been involved with, has anybody come out of afghanistan with good results? the al qaeda, right now, is weakened and we have killed bin laden, what are we doing here? you have to make the case and so, as he awaits reports from general petraeus and others about their recommendations, you cannot ignore the political quotient and bill says we have national interests here, tell me, what is the national interest... >> i love the way you come under pr pre-emptive -- preemptive attacks. we are weakening al qaeda and trying to prevent it to become a base of terrorism in the -- >> bob gates. >> bob gates, is happy to have a long term relationship with the afghanistan and the obama administration is working on this, and, we were in korea, is that bad or good, 50 years later? >> are talking about 100,000 people. >> secretary gates, who has been giving a lot of good speeches said friday, far too much has been accomplish at far too great a cost to let the momentum slip away as the enemy is on its back foot and that is a seriously considered judgment of his and he was not
has ever been involved with, has anybody come out of afghanistan with good results? the al qaeda, right now, is weakened and we have killed bin laden, what are we doing here? you have to make the case and so, as he awaits reports from general petraeus and others about their recommendations, you cannot ignore the political quotient and bill says we have national interests here, tell me, what is the national interest... >> i love the way you come under pr pre-emptive -- preemptive attacks....
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i'm lisa boytes in afghanistan. i want to say happy father's day to my dad, david, in california. >>> all right, better than riding in a helicopter, a roller coaster or speedboat, taking a spin in a stock car on one of nascar's most prized motor speedways with jason leffler. face to face, we talked about how he has been racing since the age of 12, what he does in his spare time and how he has stayed in this level of racing for so long. the talk was easy, getting ready for the open track, well, see for yourself. whose idea was this? i'm actually really excited and i know i'm in great hands with jason here. so if i'm going to have a first-time race car experience, this is the way to go. we're in a richard petty nascar experience vehicle, so here we go, let her rip. >> so the butterflies didn't last long. face to face with jason leffler, next weekend face to face, you don't want to miss it. time for a summer vacation, if you want the fun but not the crowds, our joe carter has some ideas in this week's on the go. >> rep
i'm lisa boytes in afghanistan. i want to say happy father's day to my dad, david, in california. >>> all right, better than riding in a helicopter, a roller coaster or speedboat, taking a spin in a stock car on one of nascar's most prized motor speedways with jason leffler. face to face, we talked about how he has been racing since the age of 12, what he does in his spare time and how he has stayed in this level of racing for so long. the talk was easy, getting ready for the open...
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destiny of afghanistan and pakistan is inter-linked. we must assume full ownership and responsibility for realizing our shared vision of stability and prosperity. with india we are embarked on an important process of engagement that should yield dividends for our two peoples and for peoples of south asia, as a whole. we will pursue our engagement with india in a positive and constructive manner. i would like to conclude by underscoring the following:- one -- pakistan is confident of its bright future. two -- our real strength is our people, who are determined to over-come all challenges. three -- we have an ongoing multi-track process of engagement with all major powers including the united states. four -- our engagement with states within our region is being intensified in the interest of shared stability and prosperity. five -- counter-terrorism is a national priority. six -- al-qaeda had declared war on pakistan. osama bin laden's elimination from the scene attests to the campaign. seven -- intelligence cooperation is critical for th
destiny of afghanistan and pakistan is inter-linked. we must assume full ownership and responsibility for realizing our shared vision of stability and prosperity. with india we are embarked on an important process of engagement that should yield dividends for our two peoples and for peoples of south asia, as a whole. we will pursue our engagement with india in a positive and constructive manner. i would like to conclude by underscoring the following:- one -- pakistan is confident of its bright...
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a year in places like afghanistan and iraq. thirdly, the president announced a couple of months ago that we are going to bring 33,000 additional troops back from afghanistan, and we all know there are plans in the works right now to significantly drawdown the armed forces. if you take all those things together and you look at the populations we just talked about, the number is going to grow to 1.2 million, and that is not acceptable. why else did the chamber get involved? first of all, many of our members want to hire veterans. small companies, medium-sized companies, big companies want to hire veterans. before i took this job, i was the chief of staff to the chamber when i retired from the marine corps. i heard hundreds of fortune 500 ceo's saying, how do i get hold of veterans? here we have ceos all over the country saying how do i get veterans. how much sense does that make? even with high unemployment, there is a significant skills gap in america. we have something called structural unemployment. there are over 3 million jo
a year in places like afghanistan and iraq. thirdly, the president announced a couple of months ago that we are going to bring 33,000 additional troops back from afghanistan, and we all know there are plans in the works right now to significantly drawdown the armed forces. if you take all those things together and you look at the populations we just talked about, the number is going to grow to 1.2 million, and that is not acceptable. why else did the chamber get involved? first of all, many of...
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troops return from afghanistan. the president also talked about the latest jobs report, showing unemployment dropped to 9.1% in july. this is about 25 minutes. >> on behalf of our men and women in uniform and their families, some of whom join us here today, thank you for being here. and welcome to the washington navy yard. our navy's oldest shore establishment. for those of you who don't know, this is a special place in american history. through war and through peace, sailors, civilians, naval architects and businessmen came together at the navy yard to build and repair america's fleets. here, opportunity was created and innovation rewarded. here was spent the great sweat and muscle of our overseas security. not far from where we gather, u.s.s. constitution, old ironside herself, was brought in for repairs during the war of 1812. the navy yard manufactured the mammoth 16-inch guns atop the decks of our world war ii battleships. and here, scientists and engineers fashioned the optical components that made possible th
troops return from afghanistan. the president also talked about the latest jobs report, showing unemployment dropped to 9.1% in july. this is about 25 minutes. >> on behalf of our men and women in uniform and their families, some of whom join us here today, thank you for being here. and welcome to the washington navy yard. our navy's oldest shore establishment. for those of you who don't know, this is a special place in american history. through war and through peace, sailors, civilians,...
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troops need you is lending a hand and sending important federals to afghanistan this 4th of july . they are sending helmets and jackets to soldiers serving in afghanistan. to tell us more is eric . thank you so much for joining yus tell me why you decided this is something you wanted to be a part of and why it is so important for our troops. >> i spent time on the ground and i am a lieutenant colonel and i was a ground intelligence operator . there is a lot of need and a dynamic environment . there say lot of need and combat units that the system is not as responsive . we go straight to the american people and troops that have mission requirements and we go beyond the care package . this is what they need and we get it to them fast. in general we are hidden body armor and they have it from iraq. troops drove around. you have troops med vacted for >> and that is what we deliver. every unionit is important and having a huge. and so it looks like weight. how much you want to look like the michelinn man. guys are on their feet . they are specialized helmets and light wet . thesis will
troops need you is lending a hand and sending important federals to afghanistan this 4th of july . they are sending helmets and jackets to soldiers serving in afghanistan. to tell us more is eric . thank you so much for joining yus tell me why you decided this is something you wanted to be a part of and why it is so important for our troops. >> i spent time on the ground and i am a lieutenant colonel and i was a ground intelligence operator . there is a lot of need and a dynamic...
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that means honors would not be at the helm when the ship deploys to afghanistan. nbc's jay gray takes a closer look at the controversial videos. >> there's a really good chance you're going to be offended. >> reporter: the videos were made during 2006 and 2007 during combat missions in iraq and afghanistan and broadcast on the ship's closed-circuit television channel during movie nights. video spoofs are often used it to ease tensions in the war zone but rarely do these feature a senior officer who in this case, according to the navy, crossed the line. >> this evening, we've got some different chicks in the shower. >> reporter: the risky profanity laced video featured derogatory comments about gays and lesbians. the navy has launched a full investigation and issued a written statement condemning the videos which says, in part, those in command are charged to lead by example and are held accountable for setting the proper tone and upholding the standards of honor, courage and commitment. an overwhelming majority of comments on the facebook page support captain owen
that means honors would not be at the helm when the ship deploys to afghanistan. nbc's jay gray takes a closer look at the controversial videos. >> there's a really good chance you're going to be offended. >> reporter: the videos were made during 2006 and 2007 during combat missions in iraq and afghanistan and broadcast on the ship's closed-circuit television channel during movie nights. video spoofs are often used it to ease tensions in the war zone but rarely do these feature a...